The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation Regulations 2007

Interpretation U.K.

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

[F1 “the 2006 Act” means the Companies Act 2006];

“the 1986 Act” means the Insolvency Act 1986(1);

“the 1989 Order” means the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989(2);

“the EC Regulation” means Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European grouping of territorial cooperation(3);

“EGTC” means a European grouping of territorial cooperation formed under the EC Regulation;

“the Insolvency Rules” means in the case of a UK EGTC with its registered office in England and Wales the Insolvency Rules 1986(4), in the case of a UK EGTC with its registered office in Scotland the Insolvency (Scotland) Rules 1986(5), or in the case of a UK EGTC with its registered office in Northern Ireland the Insolvency Rules (Northern Ireland) 1991(6);

“UK EGTC” means an EGTC which has its registered office in the United Kingdom.

(2) In any provision of an enactment applied to a UK EGTC by virtue of these Regulations—

“articles” means the statutes of a UK EGTC;

“board of directors” means the assembly of a UK EGTC, and all the directors of a UK EGTC if more than one, and if only one, the director of a UK EGTC ;

“company” means a UK EGTC;

“director” or “past director” of a company means a director or former director of a UK EGTC, a member or former member of the assembly of a UK EGTC or any other person who has or has had control of management of a UK EGTC’s business;

“officer” means a director or a member of the assembly of a UK EGTC, or a member of any other organ of a UK EGTC provided for in its statutes;

“registered office” means the office specified in the convention of an EGTC to be its registered office;

“ordinary resolution”, “written resolution” and “general meeting” mean the procedures of a UK EGTC set out in its statutes which most closely correspond to those things as provided for in [F2 the 2006 Act],

and other expressions used in these Regulations and defined [F3 in the 2006 Act].

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 2(1) substituted (6.4.2008) by The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/728), regs. 1, 2(2)

F2 Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/728), regs. 1, 2(3)(a)

F3 Words in reg. 2(2) substituted (6.4.2008) by The European Grouping of Territorial Cooperation (Amendment) Regulations 2008 (S.I. 2008/728), regs. 1, 2(3)(b)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 2 in force at 1.8.2007, see reg. 1(2)

(1)

1986 c.45.

(2)

S.I. 1989/2405 (N.I.9).

(3)

O.J. No L210, 31.7.2006, p.19.

(4)

S.I. 1986/1925.

(5)

S.I. 1986/1915.

(6)

S.R. 1991 No.364.